Bungalow Beige vs Shiitake paint color comparison

Bungalow Beige vs Shiitake

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 53 and 51, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 1.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 8 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Bungalow Beige vs Shiitake in Real Spaces

8 real rooms side by side. Bungalow Beige and Shiitake are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

Living Room

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.

Bungalow BeigeBungalow Beige Living Room

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ShiitakeShiitake SW 9173 living room

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Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Bungalow BeigeBungalow Beige Bedroom

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ShiitakeBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Shiitake

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Kitchen

Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Bungalow BeigeBungalow Beige Kitchen

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ShiitakeSherwin Williams Shiitake kitchen cabinets

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Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Bungalow BeigeBungalow Beige Bathroom

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ShiitakeBeige bathroom in Shiitake by Sherwin Williams

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Home Office

In a home office, wall color sits in your peripheral vision for hours at a time, so temperature and undertone matter more than you might expect. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Bungalow BeigeBungalow Beige Home Office

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ShiitakeSW 9173 home office inspiration

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House

At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Bungalow BeigeBungalow Beige House

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ShiitakeShiitake house color review

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Front Door

Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.

Bungalow BeigeBungalow Beige Front Door

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ShiitakeBeige front door with Shiitake SW 9173

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Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Bungalow BeigeSW Bungalow Beige kitchen cabinets

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ShiitakeSherwin Williams Shiitake kitchen cabinets makeover

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Color Details

Bungalow Beige
Sherwin-Williams · 7511
LRV53.3
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7511
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Shiitake
Sherwin-Williams · 9173
LRV51.2
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9173
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Bungalow Beige vs Shiitake Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bungalow Beige on one side and Shiitake on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.